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Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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  • MattSuda
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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts unplayable

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuepodcasts are unplayable. this problem has occurred in the past but is marked as resolved (which it currently is not) I am unable to play podcasts on mobile and deskt...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue podcasts are unplayable. this problem has occurred in the past but is marked as res...
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Superuser Contribution Ads not playing

PlanFreeCountryThe NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've had this 2 times now. I'm listening to music (of course), ads start playing like normal, I wait out 2 ads and then the 3rd ad (always an ad from spotify themsel...

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  • Plan Free Country The Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've had this 2 times now. I'm listening to music (of course), ads start playing like nor...
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Solved!! Music is not playing on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo ThinkBook 14Operating SystemWindows 10 (Pro, I believe) My Question or IssueI can't play music on my desktop app on my new Windows 10 laptop. I've only had the laptop for a week and it worked for the first few da...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Operating System Windows 10 (Pro, I believe)   My Question or Issue I can't play music on my desktop app on my new Windo...
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Superuser Contribution Songs not playing on Windows 7, reinstalled several times already

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueHello, I've been an avid spotify user going on 5 years now and for the past couple months I have been having to deal with crippling issues on the Windows 7 client which is...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hello,   I've been an avid spotify user going on 5 years now and for the past couple months I h...
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